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The Centre for Doctoral Studies

Ashani Arulananthan

Phd Candidate
ashani@unak.is

Location

  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Marine biology Biotechnology Marine environmental conservation

General information

Courses

ULT1206200
Molecular genetics 1. Environmental biotechnology.
LUP1106110
Bioinformatics

Education

2026
, PhD
2020
, M.Phil
2013
, B.Sc

Career

2021 - 2022
,
2018 - 2021
,
2016 - 2018
,
2014 - 2015
,

Research

2025
Arctic and sub-Arctic marine diatom responses to PFAS exposure: Understanding physiological changes and resilience
2025
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the cryosphere – occurrence, organismic accumulation, ecotoxicological impacts, transformation, and management strategies
2024
Abundance of Marine Macrodebris on the Northern Coast of Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka
2024
Reply to Hendawitharana et al. Comment on “Arulananthan et al. The Status of the Coral Reefs of the Jaffna Peninsula (Northern Sri Lanka), with 36 Coral Species New to Sri Lanka Confirmed by DNA Bar-Coding. Oceans 2021, 2, 509–529”
2021
The Status of the Coral Reefs of the Jaffna Peninsula (Northern Sri Lanka), with 36 Coral Species New to Sri Lanka Confirmed by DNA Bar-Coding
2018
Algal dominance and impacts of tourism on coral reefs in Casurina beach, Karainagar Island, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka
2018
Coral reef-turf algal phase shift at Kayts Island, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka
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